Ikatan Masyarakat Islam Malaysia (
Malay for "''Muslim Community Union of Malaysia''", abbreviated IKATAN) was a minor
Islamic political party formed in 1991 and based in
Terengganu
Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', Jawi: ), formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l- Īmān'' ("Abode of Faith"). ...
.
IKATAN was a splinter party of Muslim People's Party of Malaysia ( ms,
Parti Hizbul Muslimin Malaysia
The Muslim People's Party of Malaysia (, Jawi: ڤرتي هيزبول مسلمين مليسيا ; often known by its acronym: HAMIM) was a political party in Malaysia.
HAMIM was founded in 1983 by Asri Muda, the former President of the Pan-M ...
) (HAMIM), founded by
Abdul Wahab Yunus, former
Member of Parliament for
Dungun
Dungun is a coastal district of the Malaysian state of Terengganu. Kuala Dungun is the capital of the district. Dungun is made up of eleven 'mukim', or subdistricts: Abang, Besol, Jengai, Jerangau, Kuala Dungun, Kuala Paka, Kumpal, Pasir Raja, Ras ...
, Terengganu who had resign from HAMIM together with his dissident supporters after losing the HAMIM presidential seat contest in 1990.
Initially the party with the headquarter in Kuala Lumpur had been tried to be registered with the acronym IMAM but was disapproved by Registrar of Societies (ROS) and finally the IKATAN acronym was used.
The constitution of IKATAN was amended to change the name of the party to the National Justice Party ( ms,
Parti Keadilan Nasional
The People's Justice Party ( ms, Parti Keadilan Rakyat , often known simply as KEADILAN or PKR) is a reformist political party in Malaysia, formed in 2003 by a merger of the National Justice Party and the older Malaysian People's Party. Th ...
) (KeADILan) and relaunched on 4 April 1999 during the
Reformasi movement. It was subsequently renamed again as People's Justice Party ( ms,
Parti Keadilan Rakyat
The People's Justice Party ( ms, Parti Keadilan Rakyat , often known simply as KEADILAN or PKR) is a reformist political party in Malaysia, formed in 2003 by a merger of the National Justice Party and the older Malaysian People's Party. The ...
) (PKR) after the merger with Malaysian People's Party ( ms,
Parti Rakyat Malaysia
The Malaysian People's Party (abbreviation: PRM; Malay: ''Parti Rakyat Malaysia'') is a political party in Malaysia. Founded on 11 November 1955 as Partai Ra'ayat, it is one of the older political parties in Malaysia and traces its pedigree t ...
) (PRM) on 3 August 2003.
[Malaysiakini ]
PKR launched, promises to be truly multi-racial
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See also
*Parti Hizbul Muslimin Malaysia
The Muslim People's Party of Malaysia (, Jawi: ڤرتي هيزبول مسلمين مليسيا ; often known by its acronym: HAMIM) was a political party in Malaysia.
HAMIM was founded in 1983 by Asri Muda, the former President of the Pan-M ...
(HAMIM)
* National Justice Party (KeADILan) or People's Justice Party (PKR)
*List of political parties in Malaysia
This is a list of political parties in Malaysia, including existing and historical ones.
Legislation
Under the current legislation, all political parties (termed "Political Associations") must be registered under the Societies Act.
Election e ...
*Politics of Malaysia
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